Debunking 9/11 myths
Subtitle: why conspiracy theories can't stand up to the facts
By: edited by David Dunbar & Brad Reagan ; foreword by John McCain ; an in-depth investigation by Popular mechanics
Contributors: Dunbar, David, 1953-; Reagan, Brad
Publisher: Hearst Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781588166357
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Miscellanea; Conspiracies
Genres: Miscellanea
Other titles: Debunking September 11 myths; Popular mechanics (Chicago, Ill. : 1959)
Description: The first conspiracy theories about September 11 began to emerge while the wreckage was still smoldering. Five years later, hundreds of books and thousands of Web pages are devoted to the idea that the U.S. government encouraged, permitted, or actually carried out the attacks. But an in-depth investigation by Popular Mechanics--first published in the magazine's March 2005 issue, and now expanded into book form--definitively proves that the evidence most often cited by conspiracy theorists is inaccurate, misinterpreted, or false. The book covers the 20 most prominent and persistent claims underlying the conspiracy theories, focusing on concrete, physical facts rather than political hypothesizing. The in-depth findings come from leading experts in all the relevant fields, including aviation, air defense, air traffic control, civil engineering, firefighting, metallurgy, and geology.--From publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-164) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The planes; title: The World Trade Center; title: The Pentagon; title: Flight 93; title: Afterword